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391719

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date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Care Homes: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of the National Living Wage on charitable residential care homes who do not benefit from the reduction in corporation tax rates.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	8140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The National Living Wage supports the UK in moving from a low wage, high tax, high welfare society to a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare society.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are working with employers in the social care sector, including care providers from the voluntary sector, to understand how the introduction of the National Living Wage will affect them.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 07/09/2015 13:13:46 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

391720

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons he proposes to reduce the upper limit of compensation payments for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	8142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Deposit Guarantee Scheme Directive (DGSD) is a single market measure to ensure that depositors are entitled to the same level of protection wherever they deposit their money, and that UK firms are not competitively disadvantaged in relation to firms in other EEA jurisdictions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As a result of the current strength of the pound in relation to the euro, it has been necessary for the Prudential Regulation Authority to review the sterling coverage limit. However, the Government has taken action to ensure that UK depositors are not exposed to a sudden reduction in the level of protection they receive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has laid a statutory instrument to ensure that depositors who are currently entitled to £85,000 of protection from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme will continue to be until 31 December 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This will ensure that there is sufficient time available for depositors to be made aware of the changes, and to take such steps as they feel necessary to manage their financial affairs appropriately in light of this change. More than 95% of UK retail depositors are expected to remain unaffected by the change to the coverage limit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/09/2015 09:09:07 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

391721

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Care Homes: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial measures he has introduced to help residential care homes for elderly people run by charities since 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	8143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor has not introduced any financial measures which are specifically targeted towards residential care homes for elderly people run by charities. However a range of measures have been introduced by the Government to support the social care sector and charities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Central Government provides funding to local authorities to purchase care for the needs of their population from local providers. In addition to this funding, important steps have been taken to improve the care and support landscape within which residential care homes operate. The first phase of the care and support reforms enshrined in the Care Act 2014 came into force in April this year, introducing the biggest reforms to care and support in over 65 years. For the first time ever, we have a single, modern legal framework for care and support that places the person and their health and wellbeing at its heart. There are now national minimum eligibility criteria for care and support across England. Carers now have the right to support to meet their needs, and deferred payment agreements are available across England ensuring that people should not be forced to sell their home in order to pay for their care in their lifetime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government recognises the vital role of charities and their important position in local communities. This is why, for example, the government also provides support for charities through tax reliefs, of which Gift Aid makes up over £1 billion. Total tax reliefs to charities and their donors were worth over £4.5 billion last year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 07/09/2015 15:14:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

391722

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Care Homes: Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many residential care homes for elderly people are exempt from corporation tax.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	8144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>There are no specific corporation tax exemptions for residential care homes for elderly people. However, residential care homes may claim an exemption from corporation tax when they are recognised as a charity for tax purposes by HM Revenue and Customs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 07/09/2015 15:15:02 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

391847

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of elderly residents of residential care homes run by charities who receive subsidised care from the operating charity.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	8141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Government recently published statutory guidance setting out how local authorities should meet new duties in the Care Act around promoting a sustainable care market in their area. This includes consideration of the actual costs of care and support when negotiating fee levels with providers in the locality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/09/2015 12:42:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton